Pick your squad now: AFC Champions League Elite™ Fantasy Football is LIVE!

Thu, 12 Sep, 2024

Pick your squad now: AFC Champions League Elite™ Fantasy Football is LIVE!

Kuala Lumpur: Passionate followers of Asian football can head to the-AFC.com or the AFC LIVE app to play the fantasy game by creating their virtual squads and picking some of the best footballers in the world including global icons like Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar Jr. 

With Asia’s premier club football competition all set to enter an exciting new era during the 2024/25 season, fans from across the globe will have the chance to get themselves even more engaged with the tournament following the launch of the AFC Champions League Elite™ Fantasy Football. 

#ACLElite contenders set for riveting League Stage battles

Tue, 03 Sep, 2024

#ACLElite contenders set for riveting League Stage battles

Kuala Lumpur: The Continent’s finest 24 clubs will take centre stage next week when the inaugural 2024/25 season of the AFC Champions League Elite™ (ACL Elite) kicks off on Monday, September 16.

Asian football fans can look forward to 12 tantalising ties in the first of eight matchdays in the League Stage – a format being implemented for the first time in an AFC club competition.

#ACLElite trophy set to dazzle fans

Mon, 02 Sep, 2024

#ACLElite trophy set to dazzle fans

Kuala Lumpur: Football fans in Asia will have the thrilling opportunity to get up close and personal with the new AFC Champions League Elite™ (ACL Elite) silverware when it makes its way across the Continent over the course of the 2024/25 campaign.

The magnificent original trophy is set to embark on a Trophy Visit to each of the 12 participating Member Associations of Asia’s elite men’s club competition, with the home of reigning champions Al Ain FC of the United Arab Emirates earmarked as the first stop on the opening matchday of the League Stage on Monday, September 16.

Exciting prizes await as the #ACLElite 2024/25 Match Predictor launches

Fri, 30 Aug, 2024

Exciting prizes await as the #ACLElite 2024/25 Match Predictor launches

Kuala Lumpur: Asian football will enter an exciting new era as the AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 kicks off on September 16 and with it comes the chance for fans to win exciting prizes with the AFC launching the official Match Predictor game on the-AFC.com and the AFC LIVE app.  

Passionate fans across the globe can participate by entering their predictions for matches in the AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 – including all 96 fixtures across eight Matchdays in the League Stage – prior to the respective kick-offs and collect points for every correct prediction of the match outcome.  

#ACLElite - Know your teams (West)

Mon, 19 Aug, 2024

#ACLElite - Know your teams (West)

Kuala Lumpur: The AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 League Stage draw on Friday resulted whetted appetites with numerous exciting matches on the cards.

Having taken a look at the 12 teams who will be vying for the newly-minted trophy in the East section, the-AFC.com now turns its focus to the West.

#ACLElite - Know your teams (East)

Sun, 18 Aug, 2024

#ACLElite - Know your teams (East)

Kuala Lumpur: The newly-minted AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 is set for take-off following the conclusion of the League Stage draw in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Friday.

As we eagerly await for the action to kick off, the-AFC.com takes a look at the 12 teams who will battle for the eight quarter-final spots in the East Zone.

The action promises to be spectacular as only two former AFC Champions League winners made the cut, setting the stage for high-octane matches.

#FutsalWC: 5 Asian players to watch

Thu, 12 Sep, 2024

#FutsalWC: 5 Asian players to watch

Tashkent: With just two days to go before the FIFA Futsal World Cup Uzbekistan 2024 kicks off, the continent’s five representatives are all geared up to shine on the global stage.

With the continent chasing a first ever FIFA Futsal World Cup winner, the-AFC.com profiles one key player from each Asian team.

R16: Korea Republic's hopes dashed by Colombia

Thu, 12 Sep, 2024

R16: Korea Republic's hopes dashed by Colombia

Cali: Korea Republic were eliminated from the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2024 following a 1-0 defeat to hosts Colombia in their Round of 16 tie on Wednesday.

Real Madrid forward Linda Caicedo struck the only goal of the game in the 64th minute as Colombia edged a tight match to book a quarter-final against either France or the Netherlands.

Venues and dates of the AFC’s prestigious annual events confirmed

Thu, 12 Sep, 2024

Venues and dates of the AFC’s prestigious annual events confirmed

Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed that the upcoming editions of the Confederation’s two marquee events – the AFC Annual Awards 2023 and the AFC Member Associations and Regional Associations Presidents’ and General Secretaries’ Conference 2024 – will be held in Seoul, Korea Republic.

For the first time ever, both flagship events will be held in the same city in successive fashion with the AFC Annual Awards Seoul 2023 scheduled to take place on October 29, 2024 at the Grand Peace Palace at the Kyung Hee University whilst the three-day AFC Member Associations and Regional Associations Presidents’ and General Secretaries’ Conference 2024 will follow from October 30 to November 1 at the Conrad Seoul.